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Running out of Analgesia and Sedation Medications due to #COVID19?  Anand Swaminathan, MD has put
Medications due to #COVID19 ... Medications #management ... #covid19 #treatment ... #criticalcare #coronavirus ... sedative #analgesia #pharmacology
COVID-19 review…here is a list of some of the drugs that are currently being used or
COVID-19 review… ... most effective treatments ... #CoronaVirus #Treatment ... #Management #Pandemic ... Pharmacotherapy #Pharmacology
Ivermectin. Old anti-parasitic agent making a comeback with recent headlines from in-vitro study that showed antiviral
virus causing COVID ... #Coronavirus #SARS-CoV ... EmergencyMedicine #Pharmacology ... #Treatment #Virus ... #Antiviral #Management
Azithromycin - since there has been a lot of noise around chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine, thought we can take
investigational treatments ... for COVID-19… ... InfectiousDiseases #COVID19 ... #Coronavirus #Treatment ... #Management #Pharmacology
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis: • Pathophysiology ... WBC >100k, + lab signs ... : • Pathophysiology ... TLS #diagnosis #management ... #hematology
Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment
Ulcers:
 • Treatment: Topical steroids
 • Prevention: Colchicine
 • Azathioprine for refractory disease
Arthritis:
Behcet's Syndrome ... Behcets #disease #Syndrome ... #Treatment #management ... #pharmacology # ... rheumatology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Demyelinating Syndrome ... Disease, PRES Pathophysiology ... CNS #neurology #rheumatology ... cerebritis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... like illnesses, COVID ... Treatment: • Plasmapheresis ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... Triggers: ATRA treatment ... Pathophysiology ... APML #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #oncology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Behçet's Syndrome ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... #diagnosis #management ... #signs #symptoms ... #rheumatology #